A new space race is underway just above us, as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and others jockey to build new satellite internet constellations to bring broadband to the far reaches of the globe with Starlink, Project Kuiper and the like.

In this edition of 2025: Tomorrow, Today, Co-Hosts John Cook, Co-Founder of GeekWire, and Jordon Voss, Senior VP with Northern Trust, are joined by a panel of experts for a deep dive exploring the future of the internet in the sky including the technical, business and policy challenges and implications.   And we take a look back at Teledesic, the promising Seattle-area upstart that aimed to bring broadband to the world far ahead of its time.

Guests:

Rob Meyerson - Former President/Blue Origin; Founder, CEO/Delalune Space

Saadia Pekkanen - University of Washington Professor and Founding Co-Director, Space Policy and Research Center

David Patterson - VP, Chief Scientist/Avaliant, LLC; First employee of Teledesic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A new space race is underway just above us, as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and others jockey to build new satellite internet constellations to bring broadband to the far reaches of the globe with Starlink, Project Kuiper and the like.
In this edition of 2025: Tomorrow, Today, Co-Hosts John Cook, Co-Founder of GeekWire, and Jordon Voss, Senior VP with Northern Trust, are joined by a panel of experts for a deep dive exploring the future of the internet in the sky including the technical, business and policy challenges and implications.&nbsp; &nbsp;And we take a look back at Teledesic, the promising Seattle-area upstart that aimed to bring broadband to the world far ahead of its time.
Guests:
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robmeyerson/">Rob Meyerson</a> - Former President/Blue Origin; Founder, CEO/Delalune Space
<a href="https://jsis.washington.edu/people/saadia-pekkanen/">Saadia Pekkanen</a> - University of Washington Professor and Founding Co-Director, Space Policy and Research Center
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-patterson-09320/">David Patterson</a> - VP, Chief Scientist/Avaliant, LLC; First employee of Teledesic
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Welcome to 2025: Tomorrow, Today, a new podcast from GeekWire Studios that features thought-provoking conversations about the future of work, shopping and more with top thinkers in business and technology. Join GeekWire co-founder John Cook and Northern Trust's Jordon Voss as we explore how we’ll work, shop and live in the not too distant future.

Welcome to&nbsp;2025: Tomorrow, Today,&nbsp;a new podcast from GeekWire Studios that features thought-provoking conversations about the future of work, shopping and more with top thinkers in business and technology. Join GeekWire co-founder John Cook and Northern Trust's Jordon Voss as we explore how we&rsquo;ll work, shop and live in the not too distant future.

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